LAMBERT


Meaning of LAMBERT in English

ˈlambə(r)t, ˈlaam- noun

( -s )

Etymology: after Johann H. Lambert died 1777 German physicist

: the cgs unit of brightness equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

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